Painted Stork
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Painted Stork

Mycteria leucocephala

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Wilpattu National Park
282 Verified records at Wilpattu National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wader in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia. Their distinctive pink tertial feathers of the adults give them their name. They forage in flocks in shallow waters along rivers or lakes. They immerse their half open beaks in water and sweep them from side to side and snap up their prey of small fish that are sensed by touch. As they wade along they also stir the water with their feet to flush hiding fish. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Stork sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 282 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park

Asian Woolly-necked Stork
NT

Asian Woolly-necked Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ciconia episcopus

50–60% · Likely
Asian Openbill Stork
LC

Asian Openbill Stork

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anastomus oscitans

30–40% · Possible
Lesser Adjutant
NT

Lesser Adjutant

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptoptilos javanicus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
60–70
Feb
70–80
Mar
50–60
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
70–80
Sep
50–60
Oct
70–80
Nov
60–70
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
80–90%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
3 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
4 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
5 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
6 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
10 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
12 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
16 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
18 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
19 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
20 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Painted Stork in Wilpattu National Park?

About 64% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Stork sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 282 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Painted Stork in Wilpattu National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Painted Stork in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.

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